Lack of efficacy of a food-frequency questionnaire in assessing dietary macronutrient intakes in subjects consuming diets of known composition

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 746-751

  Schaefer, Ernst J ^a   Augustin, Joi L ^b   Schaefer, Mary M ^b   Rasmussen, Helen ^b   Ordovas, Jose M ^b   Dallal, Gerard E ^b   Dwyer, Johanna T ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Diet records; Dietary assessment; Food frequency questionnaire; Macronutrient intake; Monounsaturated fat; Polyunsaturated fat; Protein; Saturated fat

Indexed keywords

MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NUTRIENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033996399     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.3.746     Document Type: Article

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